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Editor’s Note: In the spirit of the Red River Rivalry this Saturday, The Daily Texan and OU Daily have exhanged editorials.

Dear Oklahoma,

It’s not your fault. Some say the “university” in Norman is simply a victim of its own circumstance. In reality, y’all might have an education worth paying for if the money spent bribing your players went toward a respectable salary for your teachers. But we’re not here to talk about the 77.6 percent acceptance rate at your community college, or how all of you had to settle for your second-choice school. Let’s

focus on the game. The good news is that we hear there is a pretty talented football team up there. The only problem is that we can’t find any national titles to account for it. Baker Mayfield seemingly beat everybody, except Georgia and the Fayetteville Police Department. Speaking of first round exits, congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder on permanently landing a second star player to play alongside Russell

Westbrook. It worked out so well the first time. It’s a shame y’all now have to watch a former Longhorn do what nobody in the state has figured out how to do since 2000: win when it counts. But back to Mayfield. We here at UT are actually fond of the crotch-grabbing, Longhorn wannabe. Do we regret not recruiting Baker? Maybe. Actually, yes. Seriously, if Baker was given the opportunity to stay in Austin, the Longhorns might not have

gone 5–7 in back-to-back years, or lose to … y’all know. We actually beat Kansas in a 42-27 barn burner last year, so by rule, the jokes have to stop. Right? Let’s get back on track. Although Mayfield may be old news, he perfectly sums up what it means to be a Sooner, owning Oklahoma’s role as the middle child of the south. We saw what the video

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Dear Texas,

We’re not going to lie, we’re tired of writing this column. Year-in and year-out, we dominate the column and the game, so this year we decided to do something a little different. We’re going to let our Heisman

Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft Baker Mayfield speak for us: “You come to Oklahoma to beat Texas. I was born and raised in Austin, they didn’t recruit me. (I) grew up 15 minutes from their

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campus — can’t stand ‘em. Anything they do, I don’t care ... “I can’t stand them. Just no. End of story.” Sincerely, The University of Oklahoma

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A recent FBI report reveals increases in property and violent crimes. PA G E 2

Students can step up to make this year’s flu season easier for everyone. PA G E 4

The ACL lineup features local artists whose music hits close to home. PA G E 8

Texas sets out to continue win streak as they face Oklahoma. PA G E 7

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UTPD releases annual crime report, finds increase in sexual assault

Automatic toilets fail to conserve water

By Megan Menchaca @MeganMenchaca13

Violent crime and property crime on campus increased last year, according to data released last week by the FBI. Compared to 13 violent crimes in 2016, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report

shows 15 violent crimes occurred on campus in 2017. These 15 counts included one count of homicide, six counts of rape, three counts of robbery and five counts of aggravated assault. The number of property crimes also increased from 337 in 2016 to 380 in 2017. The 380 counts included

17 counts of burglary, 355 counts of petty theft and eight motor vehicle thefts. UT Police Chief David Carter said the increase is due to more students reporting crimes. “We see some of the increase as not necessarily a negative thing because people are actually sharing information,” Carter said.

“Police officers are receiving the reports where we might not have received them in the past.” Carter said the majority of property crime involved more bicycle thefts, while the majority of the violent crime involved interpersonal violence and violence between people

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Some students who use the automatic toilets in the Belo Media Center have noticed their motion sensors have a bit of a sensitivity issue. “The toilet flushed four times and I only needed it to flush once,” public relations junior Emily Clohessy said. “I feel like it’s a waste of water, but there’s nothing I can do to control it. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do about it.” This phenomenon is called the “phantom flush,” and is common with automatic toilets. It happens when the motion sensor that triggers the flush valve on the toilet malfunctions, causing it to flush multiple times per use. This can not only be annoying, but can potentially waste gallons and gallons of water. Belo facilities manager Herbert Woerndell said he does not receive a lot of complaints about automatic toilets, but he does see the problems that arise with them. “I prefer manual,” Woerndell said. “The cost to maintain them is a lot less, and you conserve more water with manual … flush. With an auto flush, if you move a certain way, they flush when they don’t need to. They fail more often.”

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UT improved water conservation in campus restrooms in 2008 when it upgraded all of the toilets to a low-flow system that makes each flush use 1.2 gallons instead of the usual 1.6 gallons. This saves the University an average of 57 million gallons of water per year. Even though automatic toilets and manual flush toilets both use the same amount of water per flush, automatic toilets still use 54 percent more water than their manual equivalents, according to a 2010 Maximum Performance Testing report by John Koeller, a Yorba Linda-based engineer and water efficiency expert, and his Toronto-based colleague Bill Gauley. Pat Mazur, UT’s building energy and resource steward, said he usually recommends buildings use manual toilets because they are less expensive to maintain and fail less frequently, but automatic toilets are often preferred by building designers because they are seen as more accessible and sanitary. “We have it in our standards to allow the automatic toilets in the event that someone is handicapped and they can’t reach the lever,” Mazur said. “That’s one reason. Another is that sometimes people don’t want to touch

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FBI report shows rise in campus crime By Meghan Ngyuen @ultravioletmegs

Last year, there were 20 total sexual assault reports disclosed by UT, the same number as the year before, according to the most recent Annual Security and Fire Safety report. The report presents crime data from various campus security authorities, such as resident assistant and coaches, as well as from the UT Police Department for the past three years. According to the report, offenses involving interpersonal violence, such as rape and stalking, also maintained their rates. UTPD Chief David Carter said the high number of sexual assaults could mean more people are being encouraged to report because of Title IX and Student Emergency Services. “When you look at sexual assaults that are reported … more are being reported to the University than to the police,” Carter said. UTPD enhanced its sexual assault criminal investigative process by giving trauma-informed training to its Sexual Assault Support Specialists. In September, UTPD rolled out a new sexual assault reporting guide for students. More than 200 guides have been distributed throughout campus dormitories. “Our message is that it’s important for students to report their assault to somebody, whether it be to UTPD or the University,” Carter said. “We think our community is becoming more engaged and more willing to report those kind of offenses. Whether or not they’re

comfortable coming to the police, that’s something that we still have to work on.” According to the report, offenses in 2017 such as domestic violence, dating violence and burglary decreased from 2016. Drug abuse violations, motor vehicle thefts and weapons arrests increased. The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Statistics Act provides transparency around campus crime policy and statistics by requiring all universities who receive federal financial aid to disclose information about crime. The Clery Act categorizes crime statistics into 10 categories and also takes into consideration unfounded reports and hate crimes. Data for an institution’s annual security report reflects reports of crimes that occurred within an institution’s Clery geography that were reported to an institution’s campus security authorities or local law enforcement. Categories of geography include on-campus property, non-campus property, student housing, separate campuses such as UT’s Marine Science Institute, and public property. Non-campus buildings and property are defined as any location owned, leased or affiliated with the University or a registered student organization, such as a sorority house. Numbers for non-campus buildings and property are derived from the Austin Police Department and additional institutions such as University Health Services, Student Emergency Services or Counseling and Mental Health Center. “It is important for campuses to

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Racism and ethnic discrimination negatively affect development in adolescents in aspects ranging from physical health to academic success, according to a recent UT study. The study, led by Aprile Benner, a human development and family sciences associate professor, found discrimination has the largest effect on Latinx and Asian communities. The study was based on outside research and previous racial-ethnic discrimination studies done in her lab, Benner said. “There are clear effects of racial and ethnic discrimination on adolescents’ mental health, on how well they are doing in school, how engaged they are and then also on the kinds of choices that they are making,” Benner said. Benner said discrimination puts one’s body under stress, which would affect mental and physical health

later in life. Benner said this helps explain racial disparates in heart disease and cardiovascular health. Latinx and Asian communities face discrimination that labels them as “perpetual foreigners,” and they are not treated like other U.S. citizens, Benner said. “They were born here, their parents were born here, their grandparents were born here, but they still face stereotypes,” Benner said. While African-American adolescents face racial-ethnic discrimination, Benner said the impact is not as significant in their communities because parents tend to address those issues. “A lot of them have what we call ‘racial socialization practices,’” Benner said. “They are really working to talk about the important things about their culture, emphasize the positive nature of their culture and prepare their kids for the bias that they believe that they are going to experience.” Luke Hernandez, a

government and Mexican-American and Latino studies junior, said many family members in Latinx communities speak English as a second language and are not equipped with the language to address more inconspicuous discrimination. “It’s not as obvious as when someone spits in my face and calls me a word,” Hernandez said. “Rather, it’s when high school counselors were telling me I should go to community college or even trying to put me in normal classes and not in AP.” Inmer Carbajal, a government and Latin American studies junior, said the study’s conclusions are not new to his community. “Latinx and African-American and Asian students have been talking about how this affects our mental health, physical health and our abilities to succeed in the educational system,” Carbajal said. “But it’s not listened to until the point where there’s a study that proves it.”

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that part of the toilet, so there’s a sanitation aspect.” Despite these issues, there is a way students can help water conservation efforts in the restroom. Mazur and Jim Walker, director of sustainability, said students should report phantom flushing toilets to Facilities Services. “We all know that sustainability actions are driven by individual choice, individual action,” Walker said. “It’s the same with reporting toilets. People need to report to 512471-2020 if there’s an electronic toilet that’s flushing two or three times. It’s a known issue, but we don’t have a clear strategy to focus on yet.”

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department at the OU Daily put out the other day of Baker saying, “You come to OU to beat Texas.” I guess that’s what happens when you put dozens of Texans who weren’t picked to wear burnt orange, and place an “OU” sticker on

their helmets. We don’t really want to talk about the Kyler Murray kid. He can’t show up to practice on time, and he’s leaving Norman faster than Lincoln Riley’s hairline. That’s it. We have to admit, though, he looked pretty good against local community colleges and the rest of the teams on the schedule this season.

The person we want to talk about is whoever is in charge of the O-Who band. We aren’t sure how much bribing still goes on up there, but we have a deal y’all can’t refuse. We are willing to put forth the money to bribe members of the Longhorn Band over to your school in order to teach the Sooner “band” literally any song

other than Boomer Sooner. At the end of the day, though, it’s all love. We will always treat y’all with more respect than the folks in College Station. As for the game, we’re excited the Red River Rivalry matters again. Sorry we went MIA for a few years, but the word on the street is Texas is back. It looks like we’re out of

time. If y’all will excuse us, we are busy trying to make deadline for our daily publication, not that y’all know anything about printing a newspaper five times a week. We know it’s hard, but try and keep up. Sincerely, The University of Texas at Austin

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under the influence of alcohol or drugs. “Obviously, getting your laptop stolen is aggravating … but the thing that we’re mainly concerned about is the issue of violent crime,” Carter said. “The increases are not dramatic, but one violent crime against a person is one too many.” Corporate communication senior Ellie Butler said she feels that she has witnessed more crime last year than in previous years and generally does not feel safe on campus. “In my few years at UT, my feelings of safety have crumbled because of the violent events that have transpired,” Butler said. “There needs to be more of an honest attempt to keep students safe by enacting security measures that truly increase safety.” Carter said while UT is safe compared to other universities, UTPD is working on improving student concerns about the perception of safety on campus.

“People will hear about an incident and then they believe that’s reflective of how things are all the time,” Carter said. “Our community needs to express those concerns back to us so that we can work on the perception safety issue.” Psychology junior Kaleigh Simental said she feels safe on campus, especially after improvements in lighting and increased UTPD patrols, but there is still room for improvement. “I am still scared of violent and property crimes because I know that they could happen to me,” Simental said. “UTPD does a good job of doing what they can to protect us, but I feel like they just fall a little short sometimes.” Carter said to help students feel safer, UTPD is working on making police more approachable around campus and continuing their outreach and engagement with the community. “We want people to be comfortable reporting crimes to us,” Carter said. “If the police have a better relationship with the communities they serve, we’re more likely to receive information.”

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Take measures to avoid spreading the flu By Jason Ancheta Columnist

Last Monday, my first-year interest group listed off the best and worst parts of our weekends. Many of us smiled as we recounted the football victory that championed the phrase, “Texas is back!” At the same time, many of us stifled a cough as we remembered coming down with some nasty symptoms. Often, it’s hard to pin down the details: You don’t recall when your throat started feeling funny or when you first felt the fever chills. You follow the doctor’s orders to get enough sleep and drink some tea, and hope that’s all you need to do to stay healthy. Unfortunately, it isn’t. During recovery, students need to keep their flu to themselves. Students can start combating the flu before they even get it. It is certainly a good idea to go get your flu shot. University Health Services has been setting up clinics at various locations on campus to help our student body take care of itself. Everyone can suffer if even one student doesn’t actively make the appropriate decisions for their health.

Students can take other measures to avoid spreading the flu as well, most notably by not spreading viruses through contact. Regardless of how much medicine you take, it’s wise to keep your hands away from your eyes and mouth, stay hydrated, cough into your elbow and stay away from other people if you catch the flu — even if this means missing class. Sherry Bell, consumer education and outreach coordinator for University Health Services, said while it is understandable for students to feel like they need to stay on top of their schoolwork and course load, in reality, students are better off resting up and recovering faster. Don’t get it wrong; it’s not that our professors don’t want us in class. The problem is that coming to class when you’re sick means hindering the recovery process and exposing other people to the possibility of falling ill. There is a reason these are called communicable diseases. If they were just an individual struggle, flu epidemics wouldn’t exist. “Take care of yourself regularly and prioritize the necessities, like going to bed,” said Michelle Habeck, associate professor at the College of Fine Arts. “And if you’re sick, stay there. Please don’t come to class if you’re sick.”

Preventing your flu from spreading is obviously preferred, but it is also inevitable that some professors will not accommodate sickness-related absences. If this is the case and you have to get out of bed, be sure to do so in a way that is safe. UHS has advises students to review flu season guidelines as they traverse campus and come in contact with people who are infected. “If you have to go to your classes while you’re sick, please respect others,” Bell said. “Sneezing away from others, washing your hands frequently and avoiding handshakes is the least you can do if you have to get out of bed.” Health should be everyone’s priority because no one wants to suffer through flu symptoms during midterms or stressful weeks. While curbing this problem by getting the flu shot is the most efficient and preferred course of action, all students can still fight the flu efficiently. Getting better doesn’t have to be a struggle if you get the rest you need and take time off. At least take the steps to not spread the virus. It’s nice to share, but no one will complain if you keep your germs to yourself. Ancheta is a business freshman from Houston.

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Students deserve a better admissions result process By Sloan Wyatt Columnist

For many students who apply to the University of Texas for undergraduate admission in the fall, the MyStatus page can be daunting during admissions season. From November through March, decisions are released on a weekly basis with little communication in between. The UT website informs students that they will hear back by a certain date and that “some decisions are made and delivered earlier than the published decision dates.” Nevertheless, there are no specifics. Until students receive an email stating there has been an update to their MyStatus page, they can only hope and wait. For this reason, many applicants obsessively check their MyStatus until the results come out. UT should switch from releasing admissions decisions in weekly waves to a set date when everyone can hear at once. Journalism freshman Catherine Mouer said she applied to the Moody College of Communications within the priority deadline because she was told if her application was read sooner, she would have a better chance of getting in. The Department of Admissions was not available to comment on the decision to introduce a priority admission or whether or not it affected acceptances at all. “I was worried for the weeks leading up to the announcement date because I didn’t understand why I hadn’t heard anything,” Mouer said. Radio-television-film freshman Kai Evangelista argued that the waves of decision responses create an air of “excitement.” The anticipation for Evangelista was exhilarating

at first. Unfortunately, it quickly subsided. “It did have its downside of being anxiety-inducing,” Evangelista said. “I remember clearly feeling, since my application was sent and until I got my status like I wasted my time.” None of the UT decisions are released on set dates. Rather, the decisions are available on a rolling basis from mid-November until March 1. Without guidance from the Department of Admissions, I was unable to discover why UT uses this acceptance system. Some schools release both early application and regular decision results on a singular date. They also keep applicants updated on their admissions blog and various social media platforms. Greater transparency is needed in the freshman application process in order to prevent students from feeling stressed and confused. Currently, high school counselors and student applicants are unaware of exactly when they will hear back from UT after turning in their application. The only information they are given is that they will hear before either Feb. 1, if they applied by the priority date, or March 1. Departments should either release decisions on these dates or outline a list of dates when decisions will come out. This change will provide greater clarity to an already overwhelming process and hopefully relieve some of the applicants’ stress. Instead of obsessively checking MyStatus every week until their decision is out, students could log on to their portal at the exact time and date stated. It would still be a waiting game, but at least it would curb some of the anxiety students face when they apply to college. Wyatt is a journalism major from Atlanta, Georgia.

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For new students, joining a large student organization often seems like a great opportunity to make friends. However, sometimes these member heavy organizations are overwhelming, and students can end up feeling lonelier and more isolated than before joining. To combat this, underclassmen should identify and join organizations that emphasize peer mentorship. Mentorship has been linked to both academic and social benefits, including higher GPAs, improved class performance and less anxiety associated with the transition into college by providing the mentee with a go-to friend. The importance of peer mentorship is heavily emphasized to incoming freshmen through programs such as the First-Year Interest Group, peer mentor programs provided by certain colleges and resident assistants. However, many of the student organizations new students join don’t offer mentorship opportunities. In UT’s spring 2017 National College Health Assessment II survey, the three factors that most impacted students’ academic performance were stress (31.5 percent), anxiety (21.5 percent) and depression (15.5 percent). Each of these factors are areas where a peer mentor and a supportive community within an organization can help ease younger students’ transition in college — most of all because these mentors might have been there before. Vinit Shah, a public health sophomore,

“I think mentorship is a critical part of any student organization. Freshmen on campus are often lost in so many different ways.”

is currently training to become a peer educator with the Counseling and Mental Health Center. Shah called social isolation on college campuses an unspoken epidemic. He said in an email, “I think student organizations are central to combating this problem, but many organizations often adopt practices that make students feel more lonely or isolated.” These practices can result from the large number of students who join student organizations and the flood of new students attempting to join at the beginning of each semester. New faces can easily become a blur in the crowd, and new members don’t receive much interaction. This leaves students feeling uninvolved and isolated despite having officially joined and paid dues. This feeds a feeling of isolation, with students left to fend for themselves rather than having someone to look out for them. Many organizations across campus implement peer mentoring, and students should seek out these organizations because they will more likely be seen, heard and included in organization events. This creates a welcoming environment for new students, providing something unique — a community introduced by mentors. Gabriela Coelho is a special education and Plan II senior who works as a Plan II peer mentor, an RA and a FIG mentor. “If you have a mentor that’s not very approachable it can make you feel very isolated and alone,” Coelho said in an email. “If you have a wonderful mentor that shows you they care about you, you may find a really strong, supportive community that helps you grow as an individual.” “I think mentorship is a critical part of any student organization,” Shah said. “Freshmen on campus are often lost in so many different ways.” When he was a freshman working as a Longhorn Legislative Aide, Shah was mentored by former SG President Alejandrina Guzman. “Since both of us were first-generation college students from the Fort Worth area, she was someone I could relate to,” Shah said. “She inspired me to pursue future leadership opportunities on campus as well, and helped me believe in myself more.” Underclassmen should prioritize finding an organization that has mentorship so that they may reap the social and academic benefits. Be wary of large organizations — they can cause isolation rather than cure it. Cooper is a journalism and Plan II freshman from Austin.

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oon, you might be able to use your face to enter Austin City Limits Music Festival. Blink Identity, a Facial Recognition startup based in Austin, has software that can identify over 60 people at a time in just half a second even if they’re not directly looking at a camera. The technology could be used to reduce entrance crowds at ACL by next year. Mary Haskett, the CEO and founder of Blink Identity, said the company’s biometric identification system can quickly identify people based on their face regardless of lighting conditions or how fast they walk. “If you buy a ticket, you take a picture with yourself in your phone, you send us a selfie and you enroll,” Haskett said. “When you walk by the entrance, we have our sensor which takes a picture and matches it to the one you sent us.” According to Live Nation’s 2018 report, Blink’s facial recognition technology has the potential to allow people to associate a digital ticket with an image so that the user can just walk into the show. Petroleum engineering senior Nicole Ting said she supports using facial recognition as a way to replace physical tickets because it can reduce “ticket scalping,” or illegally reselling tickets to other concertgoers. “It would make it an easier, happier, calmer process for fans to get tickets since bots wouldn’t be able to attach their faces to

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hundreds of tickets,” Ting said. But some people have concerns about privacy. Hannah Rumbarger, a marketing and German senior, said she would feel uncomfortable submitting her photo. “My initial thought is that it is kind of creepy because they would only be able to do face recognition if they had some data about what I looked like,” Rumbarger said. “That would assume I would have to submit a photo or my ID number when purchasing the ticket, which I am not comfortable doing.” Haskett said it’s entirely up to

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Thousands of people pass through Robert Lee Moore Hall every day, but many are unaware that below their feet lies one of the highest peak power laser in service in the United States — the Texas Petawatt. Last year, funding for the laser was discontinued, threatening UT research, but competition with Europe pushed the program to have funding again. For many years, the Petawatt was funded under the Academic Alliances Program through the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration. Funding was cut because the five-year renewal wasn’t prioritized, said Todd Ditmire, UT physics professor and the director of the Center for High Energy Density Science. “When one spends one’s career building something and something like this happens, it’s not a happy thing,” Ditmire said. “Once the funding was cut, we put the laser in a warm shutdown mode, and the Petawatt hasn’t been used since.” The Texas Petawatt now has funding through a different division with in the Department of Energy called the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. Ditmire said the revived funding is part of a new program called LaserNet U.S., which will create a network of seven sites around the United States. Ditmire said the creation of the new program was in response to a report that was issued by the National Academy of Sciences about a year ago, which assessed the United States’ position in laser science. “The determination of the study was essentially that the U.S. has lost its lead to Europe, so LaserNet U.S. was

established as a way to respond to that report and hopefully bolster high intensity research in the U.S.,” Ditmire said. “And since UT has been one of the leaders in high intensity lasers, we are naturally one of the leading members in the LaserNet U.S. effort.” The laser is important for UT researchers because the power the laser produces is one petawatt, or two thousand times the power output of all the power plants in the United States combined, Ditmire said. By emitting extremely short pulses of light, the Texas Petawatt is able to make environmental conditions that are very difficult to recreate. “These conditions are similar to those found inside gas giants such as Jupiter or in astrophysical processes such as black holes,” said Griffin Glenn, a physics and Plan II senior who has worked with the Texas Petawatt since his freshman year. The Texas Petawatt is also used to study proton acceleration, a phenomenon that could revolutionize the world of radiation therapy, Glenn said. Unlike electrons used in radiation therapy, protons don’t deposit much of their energy until they reach their target destination, meaning that proton acceleration affects surrounding tissues significantly less. “There are currently proton radiation sources, but they’re very expensive,” Glenn said. “The hope is that eventually, with lasers, we could have smaller, cheaper facilities with proton radiation therapy.” Once the laser is at full operating power, research like this can continue. The Petawatt should be running again by Christmas, Ditmire said. “We are currently ramping back up and bringing staff members back on board to start operating the laser again,” Ditmire said. “It’s very exciting.”

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Red River Revenge

Wide receiver Collin Johnson looks downfield on Oct. 14, 2017, in Dallas, Texas, at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns lost to the Sooners 29-24.

Texas tries to avenge last year’s 29-24 loss to the Sooners. By Alex Briseño @alexxxbriseno

s the scent of deep-fried everything seeps into the Cotton Bowl and kickoff approaches, one scene seemingly captures the magnitude of the Red River Rivalry perfectly: the bus ride to the entrance of the Cotton Bowl. Hours before kickoff, Texas players and coaches will hop on a charter bus before receiving a police escort to the stadium. Despite the escort, buses struggle to inch forward as Texas and Sooner fans alike display completely contradicting gestures. “You look out the window of your bus and you’ve got an 8-year-old kid going double bird at you,” head coach Tom Herman said. “And right next to him is an 88-yearold woman going double bird the same way.” But this isn’t the worst heckling Texas players will be

forced to endure on Saturday. Moments before kickoff, the Longhorns will pile into the tunnel located on the southeast end of the stadium. While Texas fans fill half the stadium in burnt orange, the Cotton Bowl, which was built in 1930, only features one entrance for teams to take the field and it’s in the heart of Oklahoma’s crimson-filled half of the stadium. “Every year, you run out through the OU fans into the Texas fans, which is a cool feeling in of in itself but they don’t always have nice things to say coming out of the tunnel, as shocking as it sounds,” senior tight end Andrew Beck said. “It’s what makes that game a lot of fun to watch and a ton of fun to play in.” It’s the same tunnel then-freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger walked down following Texas’ 29-24 loss to Baker Mayfield and the Sooners in the 2017 matchup. While the burnt orange half of the stadium cleared out after the clock hit triple zeros, Oklahoma fans stuck around to chant, “Texas Sucks,” as Ehlinger and his teammates headed down the tunnel. Ehlinger nearly overcame a 20-point deficit, but it was his final play which drew the most attention. Facing a 4th and 13 and a five-point deficit in the later stages of the fourth quarter, Ehlinger evaded Sooner defenders in an

attempt to extend the play. Then, he decided to throw the ball away to turn the ball over on downs, virtually ending Texas’ best shot at taking down Oklahoma for the first time since 2013. “I’m a completely different player from last year,” Ehlinger said. “I understand pretty much what everything in college football looks like as a quarterback. A year ago I thought I understood and I thought I was really well prepared because I did everything I could, but that year of experience and understanding what it actually entails is invaluable.” Nearly one year later, Ehlinger isn’t in the midst of a quarterback battle with Shane Buechele like he was last year. The sophomore grew up going to the Cotton Bowl in October. Now, he’s preparing to play in front of nearly 100,000 fans in burnt orange and crimson in a game that presents Big 12 and national implications for the first time since 2012. Texas has already added two signature wins this season over then-No. 22 USC and then-No. 17 TCU, but the team from Norman now presents what should be the toughest test of the season for the Longhorns. Once Texas gets through the horde of fans and runs out of the tunnel, only one question has to be answered: Is Texas back?

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Anybody from a rural area can relate to the overwhelming feeling that comes with moving to a big city like Austin. However, very few can relate to moving from a small town in Iowa to playing for the highly ranked Texas volleyball team. Freshman Sydney Petersen is one of the few who can relate. Originally from Dike, Iowa (Population: 1,200), Petersen is now a member of one of the most talented freshmen squads in the nation. While she’s the shortest member of the team, she makes an impact as the starting libero. “Sydney’s a libero, so she’s come in and become the glue of the back court,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “She’s done a really nice job. She’s been very good from the service line, very good at the serve receive and defensively she makes good touches over and over again.” From the very beginning, Petersen always knew she wanted to play volleyball. While she did not who she would play for in college growing up, she is more than happy to be a part of the Texas program. “It’s been really fun and really cool,” Petersen said. “Honestly, I’ve dreamt of these moments when I was younger. As a kid, I always knew I wanted to play volleyball.” Off the court, the transition from a high school standout to life as a college athlete has been un-

derstandably challenging. With the team travelling as much as it has already this season as a result of having seven out of the first 11 matches taking place away from Austin, juggling volleyball with school work has been hard to balance. “It’s a lot different from high school,” Petersen said. “I’ve been missing a lot of a math course so it’s really hard to keep up. I just have to reteach myself everything. That adjustment has been really hard, but I’m figuring it out.” Petersen joined a Texas team that has been wildly successful over the past decade, making the Final Four five times over the past six years. In order to get back to that standard, both the freshmen and veterans on the team will need to work together. “I can only speak for myself, but being a freshman on this team has been amazing,” Petersen said. “We have such good leaders this year that have really taken us under their wing. We were all scared at first like we didn’t know what we were doing but they really helped us out.” Among a group of incredibly talented freshmen, Petersen has carved out her role, improving every game. If Texas wants to continue to contend for an 11th-consecutive Big 12 title, the Longhorns must be able to rely on Petersen. “She’s such a great leader on the court and obviously the way she plays is the same,” fellow freshman Logan Eggleston said. “Every ball is up, every pass is

Big 12 teams get ready for defining games By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D

Conference play is starting to heat up in the Big 12. Although it’s early, many teams already have big games coming up on their schedule. Here are where some of them stand right now:

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anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Sydney Petersen has been an anchor for the Texas defense. The freshman has 162 digs this season, which has helped secure one of the top defenses in the nation.

perfect. She’s just done such a good job coming in and become an instant leader for us.” Petersen chose Texas for several reasons, but the pedigree of the program proved to be the largest factor. Consistently competing for titles has allowed Texas to persuade some of the best young talent in the country to come to Austin. The continued development of young players like Petersen will be one of the primary keys for the Long-

horns to continue having success. “I thought I would have the best chance here to win a national championship,” Petersen said. “Just being here in the atmosphere that UT brings is just really amazing.” Petersen’s journey and pursuit for a national title continues when Texas prepares to host the team from her home state in the Iowa State Cyclones. First serve is set for 6 p.m. at Gregory Gym.

The Longhorns head into the Red River Rivalry on a four-game winning streak — their first under head coach Tom Herman. Texas went into Manhattan, Kansas, and beat the Wildcats 19-14. Despite the win, there were still areas of concern for Herman’s team, specifically on the offensive side of the ball. The Longhorns went into halftime up 19-0, but then proceeded to be shut out in the second half. The Texas offense has been one of the primary issues since Herman took the job in Austin. This week, however, the offense will need to step up and look like the offense that scored 37 and 31 points in back-toback weeks. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger and the Longhorns will need to find a way to light up the scoreboard to make this matchup live up to the hype.

Texas Tech

For the Red Raiders, recovering from the loss that came from of West Virginia’s hands is on the back of their minds. Their star freshman quarterback, Alan Bowman, is still hospitalized with a collapsed lung. Bowman suffered the injury during Texas Tech’s loss to West Virginia on Saturday. Luckily for Texas Tech, their game against TCU isn’t until next Thursday. There is still a

possibility for Bowman to play in next week’s game. On the football side of things, the Red Raiders are still trying to figure out a way to be more consistent against the better teams in the conference. At 3–2 overall and 1–1 in Big 12 play, they need to make a push at the tail end of the season in order to put themselves in a bowl situation. The entire team will have to step up, become playmakers and try to move this team forward considering they might have to do it without their quarterback.

West Virginia

W e s t Virginia is right where they want to be. They are undefeated and ranked in the top 10 heading into October. The No. 9 Mountaineers went into Lubbock and beat then-No.25 Texas Tech for their fourth win this year. The future for West Virginia looks bright as its next three games are against Kansas, Iowa State, and Baylor — three of the bottom four teams in the Big 12. The Mountaineers have a very realistic shot at being 7–0 when November hits and being in the running to hold a spot in the College Football Playoff. Their quarterback, Heisman candidate senior Will Grier, has been West Virginia’s driving force. Grier has been consistent and dynamic, putting up big numbers every week. His total QBR, a measure of overall performance for a quarterback, has been 90.9 out of 100 for the year. If Grier continues to perform the way he has, West Virginia could very well find itself hoisting the Big 12 Championship Trophy at the end of the season.

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Top 5 ACL food vendors By Brooke Sjoberg @Sj0b3rg

Austin City Limits Music Festival may be known as a showcase of good musicians, but the vendors featured in the festival are some of the best local eateries. Ranging from ice cream and popsicles to two different pizza sellers, the variety of food vendors can be overwhelming and even confusing. To help wade through the 34 different vendors, here are the Texan’s top five recommendations to check out during both weekends of the festival.

Austin’s Pizza

One of the many pizza sellers in Austin, Austin’s Pizza makes one of our favorite pies, the White Pizza. It’s provolone, mozzarella and alfredo sauce. Simple, yummy and thoroughly cheesy. Their margherita pizza is also delicious, as is pretty much any item on their menu. They also have pizza rolls large enough to constitute a whole meal, though we won’t blame you for calling it a snack.

Amy’s Ice Cream

Their famous Mexican Vanilla ice cream is one of our favorites, but Amy’s has something for everyone, no matter your “flavor.” Their specialties include All Thai’d Up, a mix of ginger, basil, coconut cream and rum, lime juice and toasted coconut; Banana, which is just sweet cream and pureed bananas; Avocado, seasoned with key lime juice and salt; and Black Velvet, a dark chocolate ice cream mixed with rum. The forecast shows hot and sunny weather for both weekends, so ice cream for lunch may not sound so bad.

Good Pop

Good Pop makes some odd but delicious popsicles, perfect for beating the

95-degree ACL heat. Festivalgoers will thoroughly enjoy their watermelon agave pop. Their gluten-free cookies and cream pop is one of their more unique offerings, as well as coconut lime, banana cinnamon, chocolate milk and hibiscus mint. All of their pops are organic and none of their flavors are artificial.

Maine Root Beverages

Maine Root offers unique riffs on many popular sodas, such as their Mexican cola, root beer, sarsaparilla and lemon-lime, as well as their own unique flavors such as pumpkin pie, blueberry and prickly pear lemonade. This lemonade is a must-try, with a balance of the flavors of lemon and prickly pear that is unexpectedly complementary. These pair well with tacos and pizza.

Torchy’s Tacos

Their little flying devil calls to festival goers at every ACL fest. Offering more common varieties of breakfast tacos as well as their own signature tacos, Torchy’s can satisfy any hunger. Whether that hunger is for a jalapeño sausage wrap “Republican” or fried avocado taco for a safely vegetarian option, they’ve got ACL covered.

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Bananarchy, which serves frozen bananas covered in various toppings, will also be at the festival. The frozen banana stand is a nice alternative to good pop for those interested in a more filling non-dairy option. Our recommendation is the Milly Vanilly, which has a vanilla base halfdipped in chocolate. Mightycone serves nearly every food imaginable, in a cone, making it the ultimate in-festival food. Every item is served in paper-drinking cones, and there are a variety of options ranging from a light snack to a full meal. These include the Chicken Cone, the Avocado Cone and the Monster Cone.

Artists to watch at ACL Underground musicians from every genre play at Austin City Limits. By Liliana Hall @lilihallllllll

efore you camp out in front of the main stage to snag a front row spot for Paul McCartney, explore the festival grounds because Austin’s local music scene will be well represented at Austin City Limits Music Festival this year. To make the best out of your festival experience, The Daily Texan has compiled a list of local artists who will be performing at ACL this year.

Jackie Venson

Jackie Venson is a native Austinite and multidimensional artist who can throw down jams on nearly anything. Venson was originally trained as a classical pianist, but made the transition into rock, pop and soul after graduating from the Berklee College of Music. She will be making her ACL debut Oct. 6 at 12:45 p.m. on the Tito’s stage.

Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves, otherwise known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia, is a twangy blues-folk musician from Austin. Graves, who just released his third studio album Can’t Wake Up earlier this year, performs the type of Americana music fit for dancing all over Zilker Park barefoot. Graves will be taking over ACL both weekends on Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. on the Barton Springs stage.

Molly Burch

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as a tease for her upcoming ACL debut, Burch released three singles last week titled “To the Boys,” “Candy” and “Wild.” Burch will be playing ACL on Oct. 6 at noon on the Barton Springs stage.

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Sam Simmons and Nora Luders, the indie electronic duo based in Austin, will be diving into ACL with their euphoric sounds and delicate vocals. Both German natives, the two crossed paths on their online pursuit to find bandmates. Their first EP Umlaut was released in 2016, and it was entirely mixed and recorded by Simmons. Catch the two at ACL on Oct. 5 at 11:15 a.m. on the Miller Lite stage.

Duncan Fellows

The indie rock band from Austin kicked things off in 2013 with their EP Twelve Months Older. The five-man band made up of Colin Harman, Cullen Trevino, Jack Malonis, David Stimson and Tim Hagen have teased fans over the years with singles and plenty of live shows around town. Their LP

“Both Sides of the Ceiling” came last year. Duncan Fellows will perform at ACL on Oct. 12 at 2:15 p.m. on the Tito’s stage.

Curtis Roush

Curtis Roush, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Austin, has buried himself in an array of genres over the years. In order to focus on a softer and more acoustic sound, Roush spent time in Marfa, Texas, working on his first album Cosmic Campfire Music. Roush is playing at ACL on Oct. 12 at 11:15 a.m. on the Miller Lite stage.

Sweet Spirit

Sweet Spirit, a nine-piece band of rock ’n’ roll marvels with frontwoman Sabrina Ellis, should be on everyone’s radar at ACL this year. They take hold of their audience with a mixture of instrumentals and Ellis’ incredible vocals. Sweet Spirit has been in the Austin music scene for about three years now, and has two studio albums under their belt. Catch them at ACL on Oct. 6 at 3:30 p.m. on the BMI stage.

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